When I was a teen, MANY years ago, another case involved a store-owner who was burglarized multiple times. He set up a booby trap that killed the next intruder. He too, was convicted of murder. Doesn't make sense to me..., either you can protect your property or you can't.
DMc
The problem with that is the booby trap that killed the burglar.
You can't do that. In any state I know of. That's not considered "protecting your property" in the eyes of the law.
A guy in Mason Texas owned a fur buying business in the mid 80's, when fur prices were very strong. He kept getting burglarized and had lost thousands.
He got his 12 ga. and started sleeping at his warehouse. Sure enough the burglar came back for more. The owner shot and killed him. Grand Jury No-Billed him for legitimately protecting his business.
